Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 17 March 2026 ·Oral question: Clarification on Country's Energy Security under Standing Order 27(2)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised a procedural point noting that Standing Order 27(2) questions were listed for 11.00 to 11.30 a.m. despite the sitting beginning late. He asked whether the printed time allocation for those questions was an error.

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¶ 01 Standing Order 27(2) questions are scheduled 11.00 to 11.30 a.m. We began late today. Please allow me to state this.

¶ 02 Is “Questions under Standing Order 27(2) from 11.00 to 11.30 a.m.” a printing error?

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 17 March 2026 ·No. 23387 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3027